Trump Takes Victory Lap After UN Backtracks On Climate Change Predictions
President Trump expressed satisfaction after the UN's climate panel revised its long-term warming forecasts. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) abandoned its extreme RCP8.5 scenario, which predicted significant warming by the century's end. Trump criticized previous climate predictions and emphasized his administration's commitment to what he termed 'truth' and 'science.'
- ▪The UN's climate panel revised its alarming long-term warming forecast, leading to Trump's declaration of vindication.
- ▪The IPCC replaced the RCP8.5 scenario with seven alternative scenarios, acknowledging that the extreme pathway had become implausible.
- ▪The discarded scenario had been the basis for numerous academic papers predicting severe consequences of climate change.
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World Trump Takes Victory Lap After UN Backtracks On Climate Change Predictions (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) Mark Tanos Contributor May 17, 2026 3:06 PM ET May 17, 2026 3:06 PM ET Mark Tanos Contributor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); President Donald Trump declared vindication Saturday night after the United Nations’ (UN) top climate panel quietly retreated from its most alarming long-term warming forecast.
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